Wheal Watkins Heritage Mine 1843, South Australia

Wheal Watkins was part of Australia’s first metalliferous mining area. The area was worked in the 1840s and was the forerunner to the mining industry based on copper in SA. It transformed the economy of South Australia from depression to rapid growth and prosperity.
This video, produced by the Burnside Historical Society (BHS), is being hosted on the City of Burnside's RUclips channel on behalf of the BHS.